Betty Friedan

News about Betty Friedan, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Chronology of Coverage

Feb. 19, 2013

Janet Maslin shares her impressions of Betty Friedan book The Feminine Mystique, having read it almost 50 years after its publication. MORE

Feb. 19, 2013

Betty Friedan novel The Feminine Mystique, which is credited with sparking second-wave feminism when it was published 50 years ago, continues to draw both criticism and praise from diverse quarters. MORE

Feb. 17, 2013

Op-Ed article by Prof Stephanie Coontz traces the history of America's gender equality movement since the publication of Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique in 1963; holds that progress toward equality has stalled since the mid-1990s, citing the abstractions of work-life balance versus the realities that men and women face in the workplace and the home. MORE

Jan. 27, 2013

Gail Collins Riff essay on Betty Friedan book The Feminine Mystique, which emerged in 1963, and is still essential for understanding journey of American women. MORE

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